The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-05-26
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Movement TO Reduce the School Year %
Nine Months.
School PieniOs and Circus Day Combined
Naughty Boys Must Keep Away
from Creeks and Lakes and
Balhe at Home.

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the invitation Of Canton Post No.
20, g. A. r., to attend the Memorial day
exercises In body but not at the OK
pense Of the city for c0nyeyanees.
At the meeting Of the Board Of Educa-
tiOn Tuesday night that body decided to
turn out In proper style, but pay the ex.
pense for carriage hire by taxing the
members OF the Board. The question Of
school picnics was considered In a gen.
eral talk, and the scholars will this year
be cheated out Of the fun of an extra
afternoon of on show day, as the Board
voted to grant June 13, the date of Fore
paugh's circus here, as general picnic
day for all schools. The good, old fash
i0ned May walk, which all old scholars
remember with pleasure and pleasant
remembrances, seems 10 be falling into
dlsreD1te. Only few school teachers
RVsiled themselves Of the privilege this
year. Those scholars, however, are en-.
titled to the picnic day just the same.
The Board OF Education convened
promptly at eight o'clock Tuesday even
Ing, with all members present except
Raedel and Silver.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Applications Of Phllo @. Smith for Do
siti0n as teacher, william lesson for
position as teacher Of penmanship. and
William P. Clark for position as super
intendent, were referred to Committee
on Teachers.
Applications Of John Harmon, John
MOnck, Peter Gable, Christian Shane,
John SanOr, Solomon Hyatt, Roman
9imler, James w. Saint, kaston VOgt,
4. Bast and Christian YoIzer for POSI-
tions as janit0Ts were referred to Con
mlttee on Janitors.
A. Il, Andrews & Co., of Chicago, re-
ported In letter that their representa-
tive, Mr.. Q. Plunkard, would be In the
city IN few days and make the changes
and repairs desired In the furniture Of
the high school; accepted.
An Invitation from Canton Post, No.
%, g. A, E., to attend the Memorial ex
ercises May 30, was, upon motion Of
Moses, accepted.
Matter Of changing grade Of yard of
Liberty street school, so as to avoid the
0VerhoWing Of the yard by storm water,
was referred to Committee on Repairs.
REPORTS.
Committee on Rules and Regulations
recommended the adoption of the rules
and regulations 10 force last year ex-
Cept that the meeting night of the
Board be chsnge1 from Tuesday to
Wednesday evening; adopted.
Treasurer Harter reported that the
balance In the General Fund was $780,
1851, that the Building Fund was
OVerdfawn &1.263 81 and that the Board
owed $3. 800 on the Central School build.
Ing; accepted.
Mr. Winters living near the East
Eighth street school complained that he
was annoyed by the boys attending that
school, who persisted In playing ball
about his residence and playing "bOunCe
bail" against his house; referred tJ the
Superintendent.
SHORTENING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
Mr.. Moses submitted the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, Our school year consists OF
ten months Of fur weeks each. begin
ming the fret Monday Of September and
ending usually about the last week In
June. 1t makes long term, beginning
In warm aud ending In warmer
weather. As consequence the pupils
are owe! taxed by the length of the term
and debiIitated on account Of the warm
weather, that is sure to come before the
term closes; therefore
RESOLVED. That the coming school
year shall consist Of nine months, that
the pay Of the teachers shall not be less
than they now receive for ten months
and that this resolution be referred to a
special committee OF three appointed by
the President, which shall report to this
Board at Its next regular meeting.
The resolution was adopted and the
chairman appointed Moses, Gesswein
and Alexander as the committee.
Alexander moved that the Finance
Committee arrange for cOnVeyances for
the use Of the Board In attending the
Memorial day exercises at the expense Of
the members of the Board.
Nye moved that The Building Commit
tee be authOr'z ID to have as much Of the
high school yard sodded ss the Commit.
tee deems flt, the cost not to exceed
eight cents per square yard; carried.
Bond Of Clerk Fsller for $4,000, with
William e. Sherlock and ferdinand
Oberlin as suTeties, was approved.
SCHOOL PICNICs.
Superintendent lehman asked wheth
er he should allow the schools q y each
for picnic.
BOur said that be understood that at
recent May walk of one Of the older
schools the boys were forbidden to ~
bathing and the girls wading, but
despite this restraining order Of the
teacher the boys persisted In bathing
not far from where the girls were
fr0llcking about on the ground.
Gesswein said picnics could b. enjoyed
Just as we'll In pleasant grove, where
there was no water as on the banks Of q ]
lake or running stream.
superintendent Lehman said that 1t
was almost impossible to hold school on
o circus day and, In view Of that fact |
teacher had suggested that as Fore. |
paugh's Circus was to be here June l3,
the picnic day, II any, be fixed on that
day.
Nye jestlngly inquired whether the |
superintendent wanted to 60 to the cir
Gus.
Moses moved that the picnic day for |
all th0 schools, whether they had May /
walk or not, be fixed for June 13, with |
the strict understanding that the boys \
don't 60 In swimming, especially In the /
West creek, as the city has already toll
Grated the washing Of mules In that
water and then drank, 80 that, In his
estimation, the line should be drawn at
school boys.
One member thought good bath
would do the boys good.
Another member saii the boys should
bathe In tube at home.
After few more pleasant jests Noses
motion prevailed. Adjourned.
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